The Delaware State Police are investigating a strong-arm robbery that occurred in New Castle last night.<\/p>\n
On July 21, 2025, at approximately 9:18 p.m., troopers responded to a report of a strong-arm robbery that occurred on South Dupont Highway in the area of Beaverbrook Plaza in New Castle. The preliminary investigation revealed that the victim was traveling on an electric bicycle on the shoulder of South Dupont Highway when an unknown white Nissan sedan stopped in front of him. Two unknown suspects exited the vehicle, and struck the victim with a metal pipe, during which they stole various personal property from him. The suspects then fled in the Nissan with the victim’s property. The victim sustained minor injuries.<\/p>\n
The suspects are described as a white male, and a black male. Surveillance video and images of the suspects or the suspect vehicle are not available.<\/p>\n
Delaware State Police Troop 2 Robbery Unit continues to investigate this incident. Detectives are asking anyone with information regarding this case to contact Detective R. Strecker at (302) 365-8413. Information may also be provided by sending a private Facebook message to the Delaware State Police<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0or contacting\u00a0Delaware Crime Stoppers<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0at 1-800-847-3333.<\/p>\n If you or someone you know is a victim or witness of a crime, or you have lost a loved one to a sudden death and need assistance, the Delaware State Police Victim Services Unit \/\u00a0Delaware Victim Center<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is available to offer you support and resources 24 hours a day through a toll-free hotline at 1-800-VICTIM-1 (1-800-842-8461). You may also email the Victim Services Unit at\u00a0DSP_VictimServicesMail@delaware.gov<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n The post Detectives Investigating Strong-Arm Robbery in New Castle<\/a> appeared first on Delaware State Police – State of Delaware<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Delaware State Police are investigating a strong-arm robbery that occurred in New Castle last night. On July 21, 2025, at approximately 9:18 p.m., troopers responded to a report of [\u2026]<\/p>\n The post Detectives Investigating Strong-Arm Robbery in New Castle<\/a> appeared first on Delaware State Police – State of Delaware<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[29],"tags":[197,205],"class_list":["post-16807","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-assault","tag-robbery"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-4n5","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11177,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/state-police-detectives-investigating-strong-arm-robbery-in-felton\/","url_meta":{"origin":16807,"position":0},"title":"State Police Detectives Investigating Strong-Arm Robbery in Felton","author":"lewisbriggs","date":"November 29, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"The Delaware State Police are investigating a strong-arm robbery that occurred in Felton yesterday. 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